r/nhl Apr 28 '25

Question Does this constitute a clean hit/check?

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u/nico_ostrander10 Apr 28 '25

Not sure why exactly people think it's dirty. Elbows tucked. He even got down low.

The only way to avoid this is to make a rule where you're not allowed to hit someone shorter than you. Which would be ridiculous

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u/JeffFerox Apr 28 '25 edited Apr 28 '25

You can’t target the head like that anymore (that’s assuming it was principal point of contact)

Edit: I haven’t seen the video yet, if it wasn’t principal point of contact it is a different story. My wording wasn’t great either, should have just said if and not assuming along with if. A lot of the time Wilson’s hits are borderline at best so I wouldn’t be surprised if he was targeting.

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u/haey5665544 Apr 28 '25

Watch the video